History Golf has been played in Perth since 1824 but King James VI Golf Club did not come into being until 1858. The club shared the use of the 10 hole course on the North Inch with the well established Perth Golfing Society. Just two years after its formation, 'King Jimmy' ensured its place in golfing history when it played the first inter club home and home match in Great Britain against Elie and Earlsferry Golf Club. For the record we won by nine holes. In an effort to prove that distance is no object when it comes to playing a new course, a team in 1884 travelled to Ulster to play the first inter club match in Ireland against Royal Belfast. Records describe the changing accommodation as a 'tunnel dug in a sandhill faced by a door'. 'A gentleman in waiting' acted as a minder of clothes and valuables. In 1897, the club moved to the present site on Moncrieffe Island. A ladies section was formed that same year and twenty-one members played in its first competition. "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink" was the cry in 1993, the year of the great flood. The Tay is tidal up to and past the town centre. Normally, this does not present problems as flood banks surround the course, but in 1993, a combination of high tides and excessive snow melt in hills north of Perth resulted in the Island and large parts of the town disappearing under several feet of water. In a remarkably short time, the golf course had been drained and the damage repaired allowing members to resume play. We are assured that the 1993 flood was a once in a hundred years occurrence so anyone thinking of visiting the course need not worry about being stranded.